Breakey, Norman James
February 25, 1891; Died November 19, 1965 Norman Breakey was the inventor of the paint roller. He never reaped the financial benefits of his invention.
McLuhan, Herbert Marshall
Marshall McLuhan’s work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory. He is popularly known for the expressions “the medium is the message” and “global village”.
Fleming, Sir Sandford
Born January 7, 1827, Kirkcaldy, ScotlandDied July 22, 1915, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Sir Sandford Fleming was an engineer and inventor, known for proposing worldwide standard time zones, Canada’s postage stamp, surveying and map making, engineering much of the Canadian … Continued
Riverside Cemetery, Neepawa, MB
Riverside Cemetery is located on Smith Drive in the North East corner of Neepawa. There are well over 2500 graves covered each summer with flowers, under the perpetual care program. It is said that there are more flower covered graves … Continued
Laurence, Margaret
Born July 18, 1926 Died January 5, 1987 Margaret Laurence was a Governor General Award winning novelist for A Jest of God (1966) and The Diviners (1974). Her novel Stone Angel (1964) is also widely read in schools across Canada.She … Continued
Gould related to Greig
Glenn Gould is related to Norwegian composer and pianist Edvard Greig? His maternal grandfather was Grieg’s cousin.
Mountview Cemetery
80 Blenheim Rd.Cambridge, ON
Interred outside of Canada
Did you know that R.B. Bennet is the only former Canadian Prime Minister who is not interred in Canadian soil? He is interred in the UK.
Mount Sinai Memorial Park
986 Wilson Ave. W.Toronto, ON Toronto (Mount Sinai) Memorial Park is governered by a Board of Trustees, each representing the several Synagogues, Associations and Congresses, with adjacent Plots at the site.
Mayer, Louis B.
Born July 12, 1884 Died October 29, 1957 Louis B. Mayer was one of the founders of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He grew up Saint John, New Brunswick after having immigrated from Minsk … Continued